Gouiri, Thauvin and Ferran Torres light up Ligue 1 opening weekend | OneFootball

Amine Gouiri, Florian Thauvin and Ferran Torres all struck braces as Ligue 1 opened, with Marseille routing Strasbourg 4-0.

According to L'Équipe, Bruno Genesio’s side are the first leaders and the standout team of matchday one.

Gouiri netted on 46 and 68, converting a penalty won by the lively Igor Paixao, who tormented Strasbourg throughout.

Fresh from beating PSG in the Trophée des champions, Lens overwhelmed Auxerre 5-2. Thauvin scored from the spot on 12, set up Saud Abdulhamid on 54, then added another on 88.

Monaco edged Le Havre 1-0 as defences excelled. Eric Dier struck on 14 and Lionel M’Pasi made six saves to limit the damage.

At Rohazon Park, Rennes led 2-0. Torres came on at half-time and equalised for PSG with strikes on 71 and 82. Charlie Cresswell had impressed in that opening spell.

Kamory Doumbia dominated Le Mans 2-2 Brest, creating for Romain Del Castillo on 31 then scoring on 62.

Nabil Bentaleb, 31, stood out in Lille’s 2-0 win at Angers. He assisted the opener on 11 and sparked the second on 31 after extending his deal to 2028.

Noah Nartey broke the deadlock on 68 as Lyon won 2-0 at TFC. Paulo Fonseca takes the coach’s slot in the selection.

Source: L'Équipe

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